Rafael del Riego

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is del Riego and the second or maternal family name is Flórez.
Rafael del Riego
Detail from an anonymous portrait of del Riego
Born7 April 1784
Tuña, Spain
Died7 November 1823(1823-11-07) (aged 39)
Madrid, Spain
AllegianceSpain
BranchSpanish Army
Service years1807–1822
RankCaptain general
ConflictsPeninsular War; Spanish American wars of independence

Captain-General Rafael del Riego y Flórez (7 April 1784 – 7 November 1823) was a Spanish Army officer and politician who played a key role in the Liberal Triennium (Trienio Liberal in Spanish).

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